The presentation being given is a case example of a US company which extracted die from one product and encapsulated it in an entirely different product to reap large financial gains. The company was shut down by the government and the executives were convicted. See the agenda for more details on this conference.

Robb Hammond is the President of AERI and the chair of the Aerospace Industry’s Counterfeit Electronic Components Mitigation Standard for independent distributors, AS6081, which has become one of the industry’s most respected documents, as well as being adopted by the Department of Defense. Robb is one of the foremost thought leaders in the industry on counterfeit detection and speaks regularly at conferences around the globe.